Mattress.



D. E. MILLER.

MATTRESS.

APPLIOATION FILED APILZ, 1907.

Patented July 20, 1909..

attouwg DORA E.- MILLER? OF-LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

, MATTRESS;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented-July 20, 1909.

Application filed A ril 2, 1907. Seria1No. 365,988.

To all whom itmay concern: Be it known that I, DORA E. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mattresses, of which the following is a specification. This invention relate to a bcd mattress especially intended for inva'lids in" which 12 provision is made for receiving a bed pan or the like. The invention has for oneof its objects to improve and simplify the construction of a mattress of the character referred to 15 so as to be com ara tiv ely easy and inexpensive to manu' acture, extremely comfortable for the patient and adapted to permit -the nurse to attend the patient with greater faci1ity.

v A- further object ofthe invention is the having a suitablyprovision of a mattress arranged compartment that Is open at one side for, facilitating the'placing and the re moval of the bed pan or tllu like.

Another object is to. provide a filler or removable section that is adapted to be normally contained in the compartment or -chamber to complete-the continuity of the mattress, the filler being readily removable 0 when it is desired to'position the bed pan. VVit'h these objects and others in view, as

will appear as the. description proceeds, the

invention comprises the various novel features of construction and arrangement of" parts, which will be more fully described hereinafter and set forth with particularity in the appendedclaim.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate one 'of the embodiments of the 40 inventi0n:-Figure '1 is a perspective view of the mattress. Fig. 2 is as'ectional view ofthe receiving chamber or compartment showing the filler therein. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the framework around which the ticking ofthe mattress is placed to form the Walls of the filler containing chamber or compartment. .Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the filler.

Similar reference characters are employed to designate similar parts throughout the several views. Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a mattress which may be of any approvedconstruction, having adjacent one side and at the middle thereof, a compartment'or' chamher 2 that is-permanentlyopen at its top as method ofwoperation will be readily ent to those skilled in the art to which the indicated at 3. The ticking orcovering of the mattress is arranged to line this compartment, the ticking being attached to a skeleton frame 4, as shown in Fig.3, the frame being preferably of spring wireso as to give freely under the weightof the person resting on the bed. The compartment? is open at one side of the. mattress and normally closed by a door 5 that is of any approved construction and closed by a fastening 6 Adapted to fill the compartment 2 is a cushion or filler 7, which is filled with hair or other suitable material and c0. :I'Gd' with ticking, so as to match the mattress. The '70 ends of the filler or cushion have tabs or projections 8, to form hand holds whereby the cushion can be readily drawn out and handled. It wi l thus be seen that the filler 3 preserves a smooth continuity of the mat tress so that the bed will be comfoitable to the patient and "enables the mattress to beused for ordinary purposes, while provided with emergency means so that it is well.

adapted for invalids.

In practice the parts of the mattress are arranged,, as shown in Fig. l, and when occasion requires, the door 5 is opened and the filler 7 is removed, so as to form a compartment into which a bed pan or the like, can be placed. This manner of attending to patients is extremely convenientand less laborious to the nurse or attendant, and insures greatest possible comfort to the patient,

From the foregoing description takcnin connectionwith the accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and apparinvention appertains and while I have de scribed the principle of operation of'the invention together with the device which 7Q now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and 130 thatsuch changes may be made when dc sired as are within the scope of the claim.

' .VVhat is claimed, is

A mattress comprising a casing and a lilling therefor, said casing being nstructed with a compartment adjacent the midtne of 'the. mattress and at one side thereof, said compartment extending from the top to the bottom of the mattress and being closed at its bottom and three sides and having an opening 1 10 in the side of the mattress and one in the top thereof; a filler for the compartment and u n Xv comprising a caslng, a frame therein to give form to the filler and filling-material in the casing, said filler being removable through the side opening of the said compartment and being of larger area than the top opening for preventing displacement ofthe filler therethrough; a door hingediy connected with the s1de of the mattress arranged to cover the side opening thereof; and a device for fastening the door 'in'closed po'sitio 10 In testimony whereof, l afli'x my sig ature in presence of two Witnesses.

. DORA E. MILLER. Witness'es: i

Mrs. D. HAMBAUGH, Enmon E. YOUNG." I 

